US2858712A

US2858712A - Transmission

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Publication number: US2858712A
Application number: US628025A
Authority: US
Inventors: Herbert A Mcaninch; Verle M Tharpe
Original assignee: Borg Warner Corp
Current assignee: Borg Warner Corp
Priority date: 1956-12-13
Filing date: 1956-12-13
Publication date: 1958-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 1975-11-04

Description

Nov. 4, 1958 H. A; MCANINCH ETAL 2,358,712

' TRANSMISSION Filed Dec. 13, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 fnverziors'x fi er'fieri Q.]%Qni7z/L WVerZeMTkar e yz'd? Nov. 4, 1958 H. A. MOANINCH ETAL TRANSMISSION 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 13, 1956 2,858,712 TRANSMISSION Herbert A. McAninch and Verle M. Tharpe, Auburn, -;::Ind., assignors to Borg-Warner Corporation, Chicago, trlll 'a corporation of Illinois a Application December 13, 1955, SerialNo.'628,025

reclaims. (Cl. 74-665) .egu'ipment field to provide manure spreaders 'With transmissions including means for varying the speed of advance of the unloadingap'ron, however, in most. instances the, a number of speeds obtainable are limited and usually comprise three to five different speeds, as a maximum. Due to this limitation on the variation in the speed at which the uinloading apron can be driven, it will be readily understood thatfrequently one apron speed will be too low whereas the next higher speed will be too high and it will be impossible to get the exact apron speed which will be desired, The present invent-ion includes means forenabling substantially infinite variation in the number of apron speeds between a stationary apron a d maximum speed of advance of the apron. j

A further object of the present invention is to utilize a pair of one-way engaging devices in the drive mechanism for driving the manure spreadera pron, one of 'theloneway engaging devices being employed toefiect incremental advance of the apron and the, other of the oneway engaging devices being employed for preventing backlash or reverse movement of the apron between successive incremental advances of the apron. Such a backlash preventing one-way engaging device is deemed to be essential inasmuch as there is considerable resistance to movement of the apron, particularly when the spreader is full. The backlash preventing one-way engaging device insures thatthe apron will not merely reciprocate back and forth without ultimate forward or unloading movement.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a transmission for manure spreaders which includes a helical spring type one-way clutch disengageable manually whenever it is desired to operate thefunlo'adingapron without actuating the spreading heaters." In this way, the

United States Pate l atentedN ov. 4,, 1958 ice the lines 4-4 in Fig. 3 and looking in the directionfof the arrows; v Fig. Sis a sectional view taken substantially along the lines -55 in Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows; and v I 1 I Fig. 6 is a sectional view illustrating a modified form of .transmission but utilizing the features comprisingthc subject matter of the presentinvention. I Like reference numerals in the different-views'have been utilized to identify identical parts. v 1 With reference now "tofthe drawin'gs, the manure spreader illustrated 'in' 'Figs." 1: :and 2' comprises" a body designated by reference numeral 10 supported bya pair of wheels 11. The manure spreader'10 is of the type adapted to be drawn by a conventional farm tractor provided with a power take of]? shaft and the power take off manure spreader can be utilized as a conventionalifarm wagon with an automatic unloader.

The foregoing objects and advantages and numerous others will become apparent from the following detailed description'j when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein: i

Fig. 1 is a schematic side elevational view of a typical manure spreader adapted to be drawn by a conventional farm tractor;

- Fig. 2 is afront elevational view of the manure spreader shown'in Fig. l and taken substantially along the lines 2-2 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating the'general features of one form of the improved transmission comprising the subject matter of the present invention;

1 Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along shaft of the tractor is adapted to directly drive a shaft 12 projecting. forwardly from substantially the center of the manure spreader body 10. The shaft 12 is provided a sprocket 13 aroundwhich a chain 14 passes andjflthe chain 14 also passesaround a second spr'ocketlS mounted on the'end of a shaft 16 disposed along one sideof'th'.

manure spreader body 10-and leading toward the rear end thereof. The shaft 16 comprises the input shaft of the transmission mechanism designated gene'rallyby reference numeral 17 andcomprising the subject matter of the'present invention. v The transmission mechanism 17 is disposed within, a suitable transmission case 18 and also includes a pair of sprockets 1 and 20 which are drivingly interconnected with each otherby means of a suitable drive chain 21. The sprocket 20 is mounted on one end of a spreading beater shaft (not shown) and at the opp'osite'sideojf the manure spreader box or body 10 this operating beater shaft is provided with another sprocket, around which a'second chain passes in order to transmit a drivelto an other operating beater. The beater structureis conventional in manure spreaders and'it is not deemed essential to include any further details thereof in -the present 'ready referred to, the transmission shown in Fig. 3 includes first and

second drive members

22 and 23. A pinion gear 24, formed on the end of a short sleeve shaft 25 is rotatably mounted on shaft 16 by means of needle bearings 26 and 27. The shaft 16 is rotatably mounted within the transmission casing 18 by means of ball bearings 28 and the concentric shaft 25 is rotatably mounted within the transmission casing 18 by means of ball hearing 29. The two sets of

ball bearings

28 and 29 therefore rotatably mount the drive shaft ,16, shaft 25 and pinion gear 24 rotatably Within the transmission casing 18; The shaft 16 is formed with a hub 30 integrally .connected therewith .and this hub is disposed in alignment with the end of shaft 25. A helical spring type one-way clutch designated generally by reference numeral 31 is disposed around the hub 30 and the aligned end of sleeve shaft 25. A pair of stop rings 32 and 33 prevent axial displacement of the helical spring type clutch 31 and'a projection 34 on one end of the clutch spring 31 is provided for enabling the manual disengagement of the clutch 31.

Under normal circumstances with the input shaft 16 driven forwardly, the one-way clutch 31 will be engaged and will tightly wrap around the hub 30 and the outer periphery of sleeve shaft 25, in order to effect a driv ing connection betweenshaft 16 and pinion gear 24. Suitable means (not shown) will be provided for manually engaging the end 34 of spring 31 in order to disendriving connection between shaft 16 and pin 24. The gage thespring from the hub 30 and thereby break the a v 3 iir's't driven member '22 comprises a ring gear 35 interconnected with the driven member or sleeve 22 by means of a plurality of connecting pins 36 and the sprocket 19 is secured .outside of the transmissioncasin'g lfi'onthe endo'f 'the'driven shaft 22 by means ofa nut 37 threaded on the end ofshaft 22. The shaft 22 is 'rotatably mounted .within the transmission'casing '18 by means of ball bearings 38. V

The second driven member 23 which drives the apron includes a short sleeve shaft 39 splined to shaft 23, as indicated at '40; and the shaft '39 is .rotatably mounted within the transmissionjca'sing by means of ball bearings 11 A short aligning shaft 42 concentrically disposed within shaft 22 and rotatably mounted with respect thereto'jby means of needle bearingst43 and 44, extends into Js'leevefshaft 3 9 'andis splined'thereto bymeans of a suitable 'splinef45." The" shaft '42 functions 'in cooperation with sleeve shafts 39 .and 22 to maintain alignment of all thr'ee' of these shafts within the transmisison case, andiall'th'reeof them are held with respect to the casing byme'ans of ball be'aring'ele'me-

nts

38 and 41.

VThe sleeve shaft 39 is formed with two external cylind'rical'

races

46 and 47 which respectively form the internal races of a pair jofjone-way

engaging devices

48 and 49. The onewayeng'aging device it; also includes an oute'f'cyli'ndric al 'ra'ce50 which is held fixed with respe'ctfto' the transmission'casing 18 by means of a suitablejset screw 51. The one-way engaging device 48 also includes 'a' plurality of ttiltable wedging elements or spra'gs '52, the entire one-way engaging device 48 being of conventional construction and it, therefore, not being deemed necessary to describe the details thereof in any greater detail. It will suffice to say that the one-way engaging device 48 comprises a one-way brake effective to allow the sleeve-39 to rotate counter-clockwise, as viewed in"Fig. 5, arid to prevent rotation of sleeve shaft 39 in "clockwise'directmn duetoja tendency under these circumstances'for the sprags or wedging elements '52 to tilt and become wedgingly engaged between 'the races 16 and "501' I i i The'second one-way engaging device .49 includes an outer cylindrical race member 53 as well as a plurality of 'tiltable sprag-s of wedging elements 54 which are adapted to permit relative rotation of sleeve 39 in a counter-clockwise direction relative to the race member :53 but which are adapted to lock up and prevent rotation of the sleeve shaft 39 in a clockwise direction'relative to race member 53. It will be understood that the oneway engaging device 49 is also of conventional construction and it is not deemed necessary to'describe it at this point in any greater detail. It will, of course, also be understood that the present invention contemplates that any one-way engaging device capable of reflecting engagement between the race members at any relative rotational position between the members will come withinthe scope of the present invention.

' The outer racemernber 53 is provided with a generally radially extending lug 55 Wl'llCh is formed with a depression 56 for seating a compression spring57. The compression spring 57 also abuts a projection 58 formed on the inside of the transmission casing 18 and the compression spring 57 thus constantly biases the race member 53 in a clockwise direction, the-direction which tends to effect disengagement of the one-way engaging device 49.

A pin 59 is disposed within a bore 60 formed inthe end of shaft 16, the bore '60 being off-center with respect to the center of rotation of the shaft 16-50 that the pin 59 is eccentric with respect to the shaft 16. The pin 59is formed with ahub 61 on its projecting end and a cylindrical sleeve member 62 is rotatablymounted on the hub 61 by means of needle bearings 63. Suitable stop rings 64 and 65 are provided for holding the cylindrical sleeve 62 fixed :axially with respect to the-hub :The-sleeve 62;is disposed so as to abut the projecting lug 55 on the outer race member 53 and upon rotation of *shaft"'16 the eccentrically disposed sleeve '62 will successively, with eachrevolution of shaft 16, nudge the projecting lug 55 downwardly (as viewed in Fig. 4) against the biasing force exerted by the compression spring 57 and thereby effect counter-clockwise rotation of the outer race member 53;" The counter-clockwise rotation of the outer race member 53 will cause the oneway engaging device '49 to lock the race member 53 with respect to the sleeve shaft 39 and thereby end-1o drive the sleeve shaft 39 an incremental amount, as determined by the throw of vprojecting lug 55 under'the urging of the eccentric sleeve 62. 7

In order to provide adjustment for the throw of the race member 53.by the eccentric sleeve 62, a second projecting lug 66 is formed on the outer race member 53. The projecting lug 66 is formed with a cam surface 67 thereon adapted to cooperate with a set screw-or bolt '6 8'th'readed intoa suitable opening formed in vthe transmission casing 18. It'will be apparent from Fig. 4 that by' turning the 'bolt or set screw '68 inwardly or outwardly the cooperative. cam surface 67 will function'to permit greater or less clockwise return of "the race member 53 under the urging of spring 157 when the dwell of eccentric sleeve 62 recedes'from thelug 55. Due to the cam'an'd 'setscrew adjusting mechanism, it is possible to provide infinite adjustment in the throw of the outer "race member 53 by eccentric sleeve 62 from no throw at all'up to a maximum amount. Obviously, this overcomes one of the most serious drawbacks in prior art structureswhich provide only a limited number of s'pe'edsfor operating the unloadinggapron.

It will be understood that while the manure spreader is fully loaded there will be tremendous'resistance to movement of thefunloading apron and, as a matter of fact, the resilience of the apron itself after each increment'alrotationa'l advanceof the apron drive shaft 23 would normally tend to returnthe shaft 23 whcnit is 'released'byithe one-way engaging device 49, but due to theprovision of the one-'way'br'ake 4'8, this backlash or reverse rotation of shaft 23 upon recession of the eccentric sleeve 62 isprevented. I

The "embodiment of the invention shown in Fig.16 is similar in allflrespects with the embodiment shown' in Fig. 3, differing therefrom essentially only in the'location of the helical spring type manually disengageable one-way clutch between the drive shaft 16 and the first driven member 22 and sprocket 19. In the embodiment of-the invention shown in Fig. 6, the helical spring type one-way clutch 31a is disposed around abutting ends of

sleeve shaft

22a and 19a and is adapted normally ,to directly interconnect these twotshafts in order to .com pletea drive from the'drive shaft-16 to the. sprocket 19. By manual manipulation of the projection 34a, the oneway clutch 31acan be disengaged.

From the iforegoing' description of the present invention'it willbe apparent that ittprovides an improved transmission particularly adapted -for actuating the unloading apron and the spreading beaters of -a manure spreader oflthe type adapted to bedrawn by a tractor provided with a power take off shaft which drives the transmission.

i 'It is contemplated that numerous changes and modifications may be made in the present invention-without departing from the spirit or scope. thereof.

Whatris claimed is:

v1.Atransmissioncomprising a drive shaft, first and second driven members, means including reduction gearing ,drivingly interconnecting .said drive shaft and'said first driven member, and means drivingly interconnecting said driveshaft and said second driven member, said last-named means-comprising a first one-way engaging device :operatively interconnected between a stationary partpofgsaidtransmission and the secondtdriven member yfOI preventing reverse rotation or backlash 'of the secondtdriven member, a second one-way engaging device drivingly connected with said second driven member, and oscillatable means actuated by said drive shaft for incrementally engaging and driving said second one way engaging device and, in turn, rotating said second driven member, whereby said first one-way engaging deviceis effective between .each successive incremental engagement of, said second one-way engaging device for preventing reverse rotation of the second driven member. A: transmission comprising a drive shaft, first and second driven members, means including reduction gearing drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said first driven member, and means drivingly interconnecting'said drive shaft'and said second driven member, said last-named means comprising a first one-way engaging device operatively interconnected between a stationary part of said transmission and the second driven member for preventing reverse rotation or backlash of the second driven member, a second one-way engaging device drivingly connected with said second driven 'member, oscillatable means actuated by said drive shaft for incrementallyfengaging and driving said second one-way engaging device and, in turn, rotating said second driven member, whereby said first one-Way engaging device is effective between 'each successive incremental engagement of said second one-way engaging device for preventing reverse rotation of the second driven member, and means for varying the effective length of the stroke of the reciprocable means for thereby changing the rate of rotation of said second driven member.

3. A transmission comprising a drive shaft, first and second driven members, means including reduction gearing drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said first driven member, and means drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said second driven member, ,said last-named means comprising a first one-way engaging device operatively interconnected between a stationary part of said transmission and the second driven member for preventing reverse rotation or backlash of the second driven member, a second one-way engaging device drivingly connected with said second driven member, and aneccentric means actuated 'bysaid drive shaft for incrementally engaging and driving said second one-way engaging device and, in turn, rotating said second driven member, whereby said first one-way engaging device is effective between each successive incremental engagement of said second one-way engaging device for preventing reverse rotation of the second driven member.

4. A transmission comprising a drive shaft, first and second driven members, means'including reduction gearing drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said first driven-member, and means drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said second driven member, said last-named means comprising a pair of one-way engaging devices each having a pair of substantially concentric races with a plurality of wedging devices disposed therebetween and adapted tomove in one direction into wedging engagement with the races to establish a drive between the races in one direction of rotation and to move in the opposite direction to permit relative rotation between the'races, one of the races of each of said oneway engaging devices being directly connected with said second driven member, the other race of one of the one-way engaging devices being fixed to a stationary part of the transmission for preventing rotation of the second driven member in a reverse direction, means norm ally efiective to bias the other race of the other onewayengaging device in a direction tending to cause disengagement thereof, and means driven by said drive shaft for successively nudging the other race of the other one-way engaging device in opposition to said biasing means for thereby incrementally rotatably advancing said second driven member, whereby said one-way engaging device is effective between each successive nudging for preventing reverse rotation of the second driveit member.

'5. A transmission comprising a drive shaft, first and second driven members, means including reduction gearing drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said first driven member, and means drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said second driven member, said last-named means comprising a pair of one-wayengaging devices each havinga pair of substantially concentric races with a plurality of tiltable wedging devices disposed therebetween and adapted to tilt in one direction into wedging engagement with the races to establish a drive between the races in one direction of rotation and to tilt in the opposite direction to permit relative rotation between the races, the inner raceof each of said oneway engaging devices being directly connected with said second driven member, the outer race of one of the one way engaging devices beingfiXed to a stationary part of the transmission for preventing rotation of the second driven member in a reverse direction, means normally effective to bias the outer race of the other one-way engaging device in a direction tending to cause disengagement thereof, and means driven by said drive shaft for successively nudging the outer race of the other one-way engaging device in opposition to said biasing means for thereby incrementally rotatably advancing said second driven member, whereby said one one-way engaging device is eifective between each successive nudging for preventing reverse rotation of the second driven member.

6. A transmission comprising a drive shaft, first and second driven members, means including reduction gearing drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said first driven member, and means drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said second driven member, said last-named means comprising a pair of one-way engaging devices each having a pair of substantially concentric races with a plurality of tiltable wedging devices disposed therebetween and adapted to tilt in one direction into wedging engagement with the races to establish a drive between the races in one direction of rotation and to tilt in the opposite direction to permit relative rota-' tion between the races, the inner race of each of said one-way engaging devices being directly connected with said second driven member, the outer'race of one of the one-wayengaging devices being fixed to a stationary part of the transmission for preventing rotation of the second driven member in a reverse direction, the outer race of the other one-way engaging device having a lug projecting therefrom, resilient means operatively disposed between said projecting lug and a stationary part of the transmission and normally effective to biasthe' outer race of the other one-way engaging device in a direction tending to cause disengagement thereof, and eccentric means driven by said drive shaft for successively nudging the said lug in opposition to said biasing means for thereby incrementally rotatably advancing said second driven member, whereby said one one-'way engaging device is effective between each successive nudging for preventing reverse rotation of the second driven member.

7. A transmission comprising a drive shaft, first and second driven members, means including reduction gearing drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said first driven member, and means drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said second driven member, said last-named means comprising a pair of one-way engaging devices each having a pair of substantially cylin drical concentric races with a plurality of tiltable wedging devices disposed therebetween and adapted to tilt in one direction into wedging engagement with the races to establish a drive between the races in one direction of rotation and to tilt in the opposite direction to permit Of: the one:way engaging devices being fixed to a stationary part of the transmission for preventing rotation of.

the second driven member in a reverse direction, the outer race of the other one-way engaging device having a lug projecting therefrom, resilient means operatively disposed between said projecting lug and a stationary part of the transmission and normally effective to bias the outer race of the other one-way. engaging device in a direction tending to cause disengagement thereof, eccentric means driven by said drive shaft for successively nudging said lug in opposition to said biasing means for thereby incrementally rotatably advancing said second driven member, whereby said one one-way engaging device is effective between each successive nudging for preventing reverse rotation of the second driven member, and means for adjusting the return throw of said outer race of the other one-way engaging device by said biasing means for thereby controlling the amount of each incremental advance of said second driven member and, in turn, controlling the rate of rotation thereof.

- 8. A transmission comprising, a drive shaft, first and second driven members, means including reduction gearing drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said first driven member, and means drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said second. driven member, said last-named means comprising a pair of one-way engaging devices each having a pair of substantially concentric races with a plurality of tiltable wedging devices disposed therebetween and adapted to tilt in one direction into wedging engagement with the races to establish a drive between the races in one direction of rotation and to tilt in the opposite direction to permit relative rotation between the races, one of the races of each of said one-way engaging devices being directly connected with said second driven member, the other race of one of the one-way engaging devices being fixed to a stationary part of the transmission for preventing rotation of the second driven member in a reverse direction, means normally effective to bias the other race of the other one-way engaging device in a direction tending to cause disengagement thereof, means driven by said drive shaft for successively nudging the other race of the other one-way engaging device in opposition to said biasing means for thereby incremently rotatably advancing said second driven member, whereby said one one-Way engaging device is effective between each successive nudging for preventing reverse rotation of the second driven member, and said means for drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said first driven member including a manually disengageable one-way clutch for enabling control of the drive to said first driven member.

9. A transmission in accordance with claim 8 wherein said manually disengageable one-way clutch comprises a helical spring concentrically disposed around said drive shaft.

10. A transmission in accordance with claim 8 wherein said' manually disengageable one-way clutch comprises ahelical spring concentrically disposed around said first driven member.

11. A transmission comprising a drive shaft, first and second driven members, means including reduction gearing drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said first driven member, and means drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said second driven member, said last-named. means comprising a pair of one-way engaging devices each having a pair of substantially cylindrical concentric races with a plurality of tiltable wedging devices disposed therebetween and adapted to tilt in one direction into wedging engagement with the races to establish a drive between the races in one direction of rotation and to tilt in this opposite direction to permit relative rotation between the races, the inner race of each of said one-way engaging devices being formed on said second driven member, the outer race of one of: the. one-way engaging devices being fixed to a stationary part of the transmission for preventing rotation of the second driven member in a reverse direction, the outer race of the other one-way engaging device having a lug projecting therefrom, resilient means operatively disposed between said projecting lug and a stationary part of the transmission and normally effective to bias the outer race of the other one-way engaging device in a direction tending to cause disengagement thereof, eccentric means driven. by said drive' shaft for successively. nudging said lug in opposition to said biasing means for thereby incrementally rotatably advancing said second driven member, whereby said one one-way engaging device is efiective between each successive nudging for preventing reverse rotation of the second driven member,

means for adjusting the returnthrow. of said outer race of the other one-way engaging device by said biasing means for thereby controlling the amount of each incremental advance of said second driven member and, in turn, controlling the rate of rotation thereof, and said means for drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said first driven member including a'manually disengageable one-way clutch for enabling control of thedrive' to.

said first driven member.

12. A transmission in accordance with claim 11 wherein said manually disengageable one-way clutch comprises a helical spring concentrically disposed around said"drive-- shaft.

13. A transmission in accordance with claim 11 wherein said manually disengageable one-way clutch comprises a helical spring concentrically disposed around said first driven member.

14. A transmission for a manure spreader having manure spreading beaters and an unloading apron, said transmission comprising a drive shaft, a first driven member for driving said beaters and a second driven member for driving said apron, means including reduc-. tion gearing and a one-way clutch for drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and saidfirst driven member, and means drivingly interconnecting said drive shaft and said second driven member, said last-named means comprising a pair of one-way engaging devices. each having a pair of substantially concentric races with a. plurality of wedging devices disposed therebetween and adapted to move in one direction into wedging engagement with the races to establish a drive between the races in one direction of rotation and. to move in the opposite direction to permit relative rotation between the races, one of the races of each of said one-Way engaging devices being directly connected with said second driven member, the other race of one of the one-way engaging devices being fixed to a stationary part of the. transmission for preventing rotation of the seconddriven member in a reverse direction, means normally efiective to: bias the other race of'the other ione-way engaging device in a direction tending to cause disengagement thereof, and means driven by said drive shaft for successively nudging the other race of the other one-way engaging device in'opposition to said biasing means for thereby incrementally rotatably advancing said second driven.

member, whereby said one-way engaging device. iseifec tive between each successive nudgingfor. preventing reverse rotation of the second driven member.

15,. A transmission for a manure spreader having. manure spreading heaters and. an unloading apron, sai d transmission comprising a drive shaft, first drivenmember for driving said beaters and second driven member for driving said apron, means including reduction gearing,

stantially cylindrical concentric races with a plurality] of tiltable wedging devices disposed therebetween and adapted to tilt in one direction into wedging engagement 'withthe races to establish a drive between the races in one direction of rotation and to tilt in the opposite direction to permit relative rotation between the races, the inner race of each of said one-way engaging devices being formed on said second driven member, the outer race of one of the one-way engaging devices being fixed to a stationary part of the transmission for preventing rotation of the second driven member in a reverse direction, the outer race of the other one-way engaging device having a lug projecting therefrom, resilient means operatively disposed between said projecting lug and a stationary part of the transmission and normally efiective to bias the outer race of the other one-way engaging device in a direction tending to cause disengagement thereof, eccentric means driven by said drive shaft for successively nudging said lug in opposition to said biasing means for thereby incrementally rotatably advancing said second driven member, whereby said one one-way engaging de- 10 vice is effective between each successive nudging for preventing reverse rotation of the second driven member, and means for adjusting the return throw of said outer race of the other one-way engaging device by said biasing means for thereby controlling the amount of each incremental advance of said second driven member and, in turn, controlling the rate of rotation thereof.

16. A manure spreader transmission in accordance with claim 15 wherein said adjusting means comprises References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Daub Apr. 3, 1945 Sheppard Jan. 31, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 2,858,712 November 4, 1958 Herbert A. McAninch et al0 It is hereby certified that error appears in the -printed specificatic of the above numbered patent requiring correction and that the said Lettei Patent should read as corrected below.

Column 2, line '71, strike out "driving connection between shaft 16 and pin .240 The" and insert the same after "thereby break the" in line '72 same column; column 3, line 19, for "transmisison" read transmission Signed and sealed this 17th day of February 1959,

(SEAL) Attest:

KARL Ha AXLINE ROBERT C. WATSOD Attesting Oificer Commissioner of Paten